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Education 2024: GREGORY WASHINGTON
In 2020, Washington became the first Black president of Virginia’s largest and most diverse public university. He was previously dean of the University of California, Irvine’s Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. A first-generation college graduate, Washington holds bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees[...]
Real Estate 2024: KYLE M. SCHOPPMANN
With more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate sales strategy, training and professional development, Schoppmann leads six offices in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., with more than 130,000 employees. Schoppmann joined CBRE in 2007 as managing director of brokerage services in New York City, and in 2020,[...]
Professional Services 2024: DAN KOTTER
In August 2023, Kotter was tapped to become Greater Washington managing partner for Ernst & Young, replacing Kevin Virostek, who retired. Kotter has worked at EY since 1998 and previously served as an assurance partner. In addition to client-serving responsibilities, Kotter is responsible for managing Ernst & Young’s G[...]
Banking | Finance 2024: FRANCISCO ‘FRANK’ CASTELLANOS
A native of Cuba who grew up in Texas, Castellanos has led the Greater Washington, D.C., market for Merrill, the wealth management division of Bank of America, since the end of 2022. Before that, Castellanos was Merrill’s Greater Virginia Market Executive and served as Hampton Roads market president for Bank of America. He als[...]
Banking | Finance 2024: MICHAEL T. HUTCHINS
In mid-March, Hutchins became interim CEO and a board member of the government-sponsored home mortgage company, replacing Michael J. DeVito, who stepped down after three years. Hutchins will fill the position until the company appoints a permanent leader or until Sept. 30. Hutchins, who boasts three decades in the financial se[...]
Real Estate 2024: DERRICK SWAAK
A licensed broker in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., Swaak is co-chief operating officer, partner and managing broker for TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, which he joined in 2007 as a partner. The firm has handled some of the most expensive residential sales in the Washington, D.C., area, including the Fairfax Coun[...]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2024: BEN ROTHROCK
Rothrock is now the highest-ranking Virginia-based boss of the Richmond Flying Squirrels Double-A baseball team, although he shares duties with Brendon Porter, the team’s president, who spends part of his time in Alabama. The 2024 season is Rothrock’s seventh as the Squirrels’ general manager, but most of the drama has hap[...]
Banking | Finance 2024: CHRISTOPHER M. ‘CHRIS’ SHOCKLEY
Following a vote by Roanoke-based Member One Federal Credit Union’s customers, Virginia Credit Union’s merger with Member One was finalized Aug. 1. The combined credit union is expected to be the state’s third largest, with combined assets of $7 billion and about 500,000 members. Shockley will remain president and CEO of t[...]
Government | Politics 2024: MICHAEL D. BILLS
The state’s biggest individual campaign donor, Michael Bills has become a lightning rod in Virginia political circles for who he funds — candidates who pledge not to take money from Dominion Energy — and who he doesn’t. The founder and chief investment officer of Charlottesville-based Bluestem Asset Management, Bills fou[...]
Economic Development 2024: JOE BENEVENTO
Benevento was named the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp.’s permanent president and CEO in April. He had served as interim leader since September 2023, after his predecessor, Bob Stolle, stepped down. The nonprofit operations arm of a state authority, VIPC provides strategic commercialization and funding support to Virgini[...]
2024 Virginia 500: Health Care
STEVE ARNER PRESIDENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CEO-DESIGNATE, CARILION CLINIC, ROANOKE ANTHONY ‘TONY’ BAKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING, TECHNICAL OPERATIONS LEAD, MERCK, ELKTON SETH BLACKLEY CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, EVOLENT HEALTH, ARLINGTON COUNTY SEAN T. CONNAUGHTON PRESIDENT AND CEO, VIRGINIA HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION, GLEN ALLEN LT. GEN. […][...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: MARK PETERS
On Sept. 3, Peters will succeed Jason Providakes as president and CEO of Mitre, a not-for-profit research and development corporation that manages federally funded R&D centers. Mitre has more than 60 sites worldwide, employing 10,000 workers. The corporation’s 200-plus labs develop innovations in applied science and techno[...]
